Fishing-rod.



E. L. HALEY.

FISHING ROD.

APPLICATION men OCT. 4. I917- "1,270,726. Patented June 25, 1918.

1NVENTOR WHTNESSES I I I v [dWrLee fla/e? av, i il I ATTORNEY EDGAR LEE HALEY, CROFTON, KENTUCKY.

' FISHING-ROD.

To all jwkom it may concern: a

--Bjeifit known that I, EDGAR L. .HALEY, a

citizeneof, the United States, residing at Crofton, in the county of Christian and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements vin Fishing- Rods, of which the following is a specification. e y

:This invention relates to an improved fishing rod and the. principal object of the invention is to providea fishingrod so constructed that a fishing line maybe unreeled a: predetermined extent and to provide an improved latching means for preventing the 'reelyfrombeing rotated through the medium being further provided, permitting the i of a spring, means for releasing thelatch and, I springto rotate the reel and wind theline uponthe reel 1 Another object of invention is to so construct this rod thatthe spring may be wound-when the reel islrotated to unwind the 11116.

1 reel in top plan, a

."Anotherobject 'theinvention is to so construct and mount the latch releasing means that this latch releasing means may be moved from a set position and permitted to inoveto release the latch when a fish bites andtakes the hook carried by the liner 1 This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein15---1 a .1

Figurel is a view showing the improved Fig. 21s a viewshowing the improved fishing rod partially in side elevation and partially in section, and a Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

This 'r'od is grip l1 and will more eyes 12 through which the fishing line 13 will pass. At a point adjacent the handle 11 there will be provided a slot forming a pocket 14 and at a point farther distant from the handle there will be provided a slot forming a pocket 15. Within the pocket 14 there will be provided a pulley wheel 16 rotatably mounted through themedium of rigidly mounted the pin or axle 17 and within the pocket there will be provided a ratchet wheel 18 upon an axle 19.

housing 20 is mounted upon the rod and is secured by the bands or collars 21 extending'about the rod as shown'in Fig. 3 and connected with the rod by a rivet 22 and provided with feet 23 secured to the bottom I Specification of Letters Patent.

provided with a handle or be provided with one or" Patented June 25, 1918.

Application filed October 4;, 1917. Serial N 0. 194,739.-

of the housing by rivets; or other, fasteners 24. A plate 25 is slidably mounted in the housing and when in a set position has its lower end engaging th'eabutment plate 26 thus preventing the spring 27 from moving the plate toward the forward end of the housing. This plate is guided in its sliding movementby pins 28 and 29 positioned inslots 30 and 31 and when moved forwardly by the spring will engage the plungel 32 thus moving the plunger outwardly and swinging the lever 33 against the action ofthe spring 34; This will cause the pawl e' drawn rea-rwardly and out of eu-c gagement with the ratchet wheel 18 mounted 35 tob upon the axle or shaft li). The line 13 is wound upon a reel 36 rigid upon the shaft 19 and as this shaft is engaged by the coil. spring 37 it will be readily seen that when the pawl moves out of engagement with the ratchet wheel, the spring in unwinding will rotate the reel and rewind the line upon the reel. In order to cause the abutment plate to be moved out of'the set position, aknot 38 will be tied in :the lineat a predetermined distance from the end of the line.

This knot will be positioned, at approximately the point as shown in Fig. 2 when a line is in use and when. the fish bites upon the line, the line will be movedlrearwardly in the housingthus bringing the knot into engagement with the plate or abutment and a moving the plate rearwardly. The action of the spring 27'willtilt the plate and will then plate plunger to release the spring. a: The reelwill then be wound to draw the line in.

1 What isclaimed is:- i

"'A 'fishing rod provided with slots, a housing carried by the rod between the slots, :1 guide rotatably mounted in one slot to the rear of the housing, a shaft rotatably carried by the rod and extending transversely thereof through the slot in front of the housing, a latch pivotally connected with the rod, a pawl carried by the shaft within the forward slot for engagement by the latch, a coil spring connected with the rod and with the shaft, a reel carried by the shaft, a plunger extending into the housing and havmg its outer end portion connected with the latch for moving the latch out of engagement with the ratchet wheel when the move theplate forwardly until the engages the plunger 32 and moves the i ed' with the rddyz'yspiing ngaging the axle mentioned "eafisbeifigy releasab v fr'j'em thep'ztwlii-nte the housing, e ip1stona slidably'mountectin thehousi g'and releas from e set position, end nieans fipon'the line I e reljeasedfbeing"moYed forwardly by-the tre;I v r {so sfli'enta means to eng ge the plmiger @1 5 +7.- A'fishui 3 46 ani'smeagne eai' rieflfbythehrfe fohgreleasmg Ztioned releasinfi memnszif seme'tem'oiiewfieleaseithelatehi. ,in presence oftwo witnesseex M m ans; 01 retetinggthe "reel; a -z defies bf tnis patehtma "Mam relezi eathlyholdihgithe abutmeht setipor .Qletchto a l 'eiee sing goeitioh lie leaseb ly held sitioh; resilient, means engag lng the ab t, in aninopex etiye posltion and automatically ment to move the same iiithe hdii's'ihg'iiito' ehi'e1e '2i"s'ed' f6r ififiveiii 't, toward an operative 7 'Vgagement with theiplunger tee 1nove, ;the pgsltion through the 'medium" of 'an ahut- -5splunger-eutwardlyfand aline wound upon me nt carried-by a line. V V

. the .reel apd. passing' throhgh thee housing 5.'-A 1"fishing rod, a re lrotatabl y eehhe and about the pulley ih he 'feeir. slot, "the line ed with the fishing rod, meansufei; rdtfitihg, being; provided with means-$01 engaging the re'l td Windfs; line thereon, a housing 7' fth e abu tment'to-mevevthe abutxqept out of 2 carried by the rod, means fqrreleasably; 55 1 10' set" pos tienandipermm thei-refsiheiit means holding the ree1egai-i'1st j-rtitz ttibh' -tb wihdl-ia to move the abutment int engagement with line ther'ebn including a phingi" ex'e di the p1unger-.'- Y into the hbflslri5hi1idfli9iiiifi thehous tgirdt te th reel Gar iedthereby; a i i epeietivepesitiefi and; meats mi: o e ratchet earned by 'the axle', pelwl nermgtlly; tl ve positionfor moveme tto e g'a gethe 'gagementiwiththeaplunger when moved-* 1 move-thelateh toil; releaeing -poeition te p'er e6!thefebIf{-'fi1eansfoffiqtatingsaidgree inf 3 mit the simifig te rotatethe axlefemd feel to 1 one .d1reeti01'1,';spring.rewmding meansiepe r-f' means for reledseblyholding the yel egai nst saith-rewardingmeahsg lfleans fore1easieg zmovingethe lgitch to"aminoperzttiveposition releasi g nieafie iiiep'ep'etiyepfafirhmemefor stud last ,3 6 6 releeeably ;he1'difi an inoperative J pogieip j releasing ami i a'ctuating saidif; first; m

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